Chino Hills Real Estate: April 2009

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Chino Hills House with City Lights and Mountain View $579,500

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 3,010
Lot SF: 7,320
YrBuilt: 2001
HOA: $36

Description: STANDARD SALE! Lovely 4 bedroom (1BR & 1BA Down) in quiet Chino Hills neighborhood! Formal living and dining areas. Family room boasts tiled fireplace, built-in entertainment center and media niche. Gourmet kitchen complete with tiled counters, island, breakfast bar. pantry and nook with french doors to the patio. Spacious upstairs bonus/game room with lots of natural light. Huge master suite with high ceilings, conversation area with bay window seat, walk-in closet , oval tub, separate shower and dual sink counters. Notable extras include: security system, plantation shutters, new light travertine tile flooring in the master and upstairs guest bathrooms. Hardwood flooring downstairs in the entry, kitchen, nook, family room and downstairs bedroom. Inviting covered front porch and custom fountain. Serene backyard setting with patio and lush lawn area and block wall fencing. Property backs to open space with foothill and mountain views!

Chino Hills Pool Home For Sale $649,900

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 2,510
Lot SF: 6,770
YrBuilt: 1996

Description: Attractive saltwater pool/spa home in great Chino Hills neighborhood! Backyard upgraded with flagstone decking, built in bar bq w/frig, lattice aluminum awning. Tiled entry with dramatic staircase. Balcony off spacious master bedroom. Carpet replaced just 2 yrs ago with neutral color. Tile flooring downstairs. Family room has built in 60 inch TV with surround sound that will stay with the home. Convenient indoor laundry. Floor plan from builder shows home should be 2615 sq ft but title shows 2510, Buyer to verify.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Chino Hills Pool Home with View $669,800

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Chino Hills Pool Home with Mountain View $685,000

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 2,629
Lot SF: 6,400
YrBuilt: 1988

Description: Pool Home with Incredible City and Mountain Views! Open and spacious floor plan with 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths. This home has been completely re-done and is turnkey! New paint inside and out, new carpet, dark wood laminate flooring, and ceramic tile throughout. Kitchen has beautiful black granite counters with new white custom cabinets and all new stainless steel appliances. Master bedroom has 2 large walk-in closets with ceramic tile floors, large bath with tub area has new ceramic tile as well as new shower w/seamless doors. And did I mention the views from the Master window? Spectacular. One bedroom and full bath located downstairs.

Chino Hills Single House For Sale $489,900

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2,0,1

Sqft: 1,996
Lot SF: 4,200.
YrBuilt: 1989

Description: 4 bedroom home in desirable Chino Hills neighborhood. Vaulted ceilings in formal living and dining areas. Family room boasts fireplace and builti in media niche. Kitchen has an abundance of tiled counter space and cabinet space, plus cheery breakfast nook. Covered patio. Extras to note are 3 car garage, separate interior laundry room.

Chino Hills Two Level House with Nice View $659,000

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2,1

Sqft: 2,529
Lot SF: 11,356

YrBuilt:	1996
Style:	Contemporary

HOA: $35
Stories: Two Level

Description: Exquisite Chino Hills estate in prestigious Soquel Canyon. Meticulous turn-key upgraded home on a RARE PRIME LOT. Front and rear professional landscaping. Magnificent private tropical garden-like back yard with panoramic city lights, canyon and valley views, 3 patios, paver stones, timed lighting on walkways, floodlights, rain gutters, drains, pavers, watering system, mature palm trees, courtyard, block wall fencing and more. Indoor amenities include custom décor, master suite with retreat or optional 5th bedroom. master balcony presenting panoramic views, walk-in-closet, mirrored wardrobes in all bedrooms, indoor laundry, granite counters, newer appliances, travertine flooring, stealth remote ceiling fans, super sized family room with fireplace open to kitchen, formal living room, recessed lighting, computer & cable ready, finished 3-car garage with cabinets & epoxy flooring. (Sq.ft. not taped, buyer to verify) FACES EAST. THIS HOME IS A MUST SEE! TURN-KEY AND WON’T LAST…NORMAL SALE.

Chino Hills

Chino Hills is well known for its high quality of life and beautiful rural atmosphere. The community, with its growing population of 77,969, boasts 3,000 acres of publicly-owned open space, 37 parks, 38 miles of trails, and five community buildings.

Chino Hills’ reputation is known in the national arena as well, as it was featured on the list of 87 of America’s hottest towns in the January 2004 issue of Money magazine. Chino Hills was ranked 8th on the list of “best places in the west with a population under 100,000.” The magazine reviewed a decade of data for communities with above average population growth, income, and home prices “to see where people were most willing to devote a high multiple of their annual income to live happily ever after.”

Ranked 21st Safest Place to Live in the United States

Not only is Chino Hills a place people want to live, it’s a City that is safe to live in. Based on June 2006 FBI statistics ranked Chino Hills as the 21st Safest City in the United States.

Recreation in Chino Hills

Recreation is a priority in Chino Hills and Big League Dreams Chino Hills Sports Park is definitely a recreation destination! This 33-acre multi-use sports facility attracts tournaments, visitors, and new commercial ventures to Chino Hills.

Chino Hills is also home to the McCoy Equestrian & Recreation Center. This beautiful 20-acre facility includes two lighted arenas, covered bleachers, a gazebo, a community building, and trail connections.

Attractive to Commercial Developers

Chino Hills’ strong demographics and its location at the convergence of Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties make it attractive to commercial developers. The City’s high median household income of $86,443 (in 2002) is second only to the exclusive community of Indian Wells in the Inland Empire. Prominent retailers, like Trader Joe's, are choosing to locate in Chino Hills. Many high-end national retailers are coming to Chino Hills when the Shoppes at Chino Hills opens in 2008.

High Residential Education Level

Chino Hills is also home to a professional workforce. Nearly 40% of Chino Hills’ adult residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher and the community ranks among the top 15 Southern California cities in its share of residents employed as executives, professionals, or technology specialists.

“One of Southern California’s Best Kept Secrets”

Dr. John Husing, an expert on the economics of the Inland Empire, has taken a magnifying glass to the community and considers Chino Hills to be “one of Southern California’s best kept secrets.”

Financial
	City stats	Best places avg.
Median family income (per year)	$97,224	$90,316
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)	$79,757	$82,867
Sales tax	7.80%	6.74%
State income tax rate (highest bracket)	9.30%^I	6.38%
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)	1.00%^I	2.74%
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)	$2,076	$2,121
Job growth % (2000-2006)	31.39%	13.41%
Housing
	City stats	Best places average
Median home price	$647,674	$359,352
Average property taxes (2006)	$3,954	$3,585


Education
	City stats	Best places average
Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles)	48	29
Junior colleges and technical institutes (within 30 miles)	49	18
Test scores reading (% above/below state average)	55.4%	20.1%
Test scores math (% above/below average)	47.0%	24.8%
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits)	99.3/0.7	91.1/8.9
Quality of life
	City stats	Best places average
Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good)	42.7%	77.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)	1	13
Property crime incidents (per 1,000)	13	206
Median commute time (in minutes)	34.6	23.1
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer	40.3%	15.6%
% population walk or bike to work	1.0%	2.7%
Leisure and culture
	City stats	Best places average
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)	60	30
Restaurants (within 15 miles)	6,755	2,899
Bars (within 15 miles)	306	287
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)	211	125
Libraries (within 15 miles)	88	71
Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles)	16	11
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)	7	17
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)	0	1
Weather
	City stats	Best places average
Annual rainfall (inches)	16.96	40.18
% clear days in the area	44	28
High temp in July ° F	88.7°	86.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F	41.5°	24.0°
Health*
	City stats	Best places average
Has health plan (% of residents)	81.0%	90.5%
Body mass index (avg. for residents)	28	27
Diabetes rates (% of residents diagnosed)	14.4%	9.3%
Hypertension rates (% of residents diagnosed)	28.5%	30.6%
Elder-care facilities^**	220	107
Meet the neighbors
	City stats	Best places average
Median age	31.2	36.8
Completed at least some college (% of residents)	71.2%	72.4%
Married	64.6%	60.8%
Divorced	6.2%	8.0%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)	231.2	59.2
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)	$8,624	$8,250

*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.
(C) Cities with populations greater than 50,000 were not eligible for this year's Best Places to Live list.

(I) Income tax notes:
17 states have statutory provision for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, personal exemption or standard deductions to the rate of inflation. Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio indexes the personal exemption amounts only.
For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income.
Tax credits.
An additional 1% tax is imposed on taxable income over $1 million.

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